1. “While you’re reading articles on other blogs in the same niche…”
When I visit other blogs, I always pay attention to the good points made in their articles. For instance, I would explore the possibilities of whether the same idea would survive or thrive on my own blog. Sometimes, a little inspiration can help you go a long way. Last year, I read an article on Twitip which discusses how to increase Twitter followers. Then I implemented the same concept but installed a completely different set of approaches in my own article about the same topic. You can read my article here.
2. “While you’re reading a book…”
I usually consume one or two books in a month. I don’t know about you. But reading books conveys a different kind of experience than reading a blog or online article. For one, a book requires a longer time for readers to finish. From a writer’s perspective, apparently they put more thoughts into writing a book than if they just write a blog post. So, while I am reading a book, I try to observe how the author draw the dots together. In other words, how they piece together different chapters is important because it represents their thought process. Then I will see if it’s possible to implement the concept in a blog post.
As an example, here is what I have done with different types of books I’ve read:
“Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust – Chris Brogan & Julien Smith” – “How to Become A Trust Agent in A Digital Market? (Post on WebStudio13)”
“Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? – Seth Godin” – “5 Ways You Can Make Your Brand Indispensable Via Social Media (Post on WebStudio13)”
3. “While you’re having a conversation with a friend…”
This approach seems to be against the rule of communications, because most communications books would tend to teach you to focus on the conversation itself while having it, not wondering your mind to elsewhere. But hey, if it’s a good conversation, why not document it later on on your blog in a different format? After I talked to a friend about Google’s potential enemies in 2010, I created these posts:
“Google’s Ten Biggest Enemies in 2010 (Part I)”
“Google’s Ten Biggest Enemies in 2010 (Part II)”
4. “While you’re drafting ideas for a seminar…”
At NY Entrepreneurs Business Network, a business community that I created back in 2009, we give seminars regularly for our attendees to learn. One of the seminars we did at the beginning of March was called “Business Talk (Panel): Debunking The Myths Of Twitter, LinkedIn, And Facebook.” The idea then prompted me to write this post – “Debunking Ten Social Media Myths.”
5. “While you’re actively thinking of solutions to solve a real world problem…”
Take the Haiti earthquake that has happened recently for example. I’ve written a post titled “10 Ways You Can Use Social Media to Help Haiti” to help raise the awareness and relieve the actual problems in Haiti.
As Albert Einstein said, “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.“ Young people usually create great companies because they are naive enough to imagine, dream and take action! As a blogger, we should not be limited either. Whatever you can imagine, you can write!
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